Cooking: Simply and Well, for One or Many

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The chop goes wonderfully with so much, from olive oil, mash or potato and celeriac gratin to green beans, asparagus, peas, courgettes, Jerusalem artichokes or chicory. Sit this upon the gentlest heat and warm until the shallots have softened and the anchovies have melted. Had these books not been written, much might not have seen the light of day, such as cabbie claw, a soup of cod cooked in horseradish and parsley, and served with an egg sauce. Some of them I recognise; he posted them on social media at the time and I remember feasting on his creations, even though I couldn’t eat them. Inside, there are towers of books, piles of crockery, fresh flowers, and a table groaning with breakfast: rhubarb and vanilla compote, marmalade, yoghurt, butter and the pistachio biscuits I could smell baking, a recipe from his forthcoming book, Cooking: Simply and Well, for One or Many .

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Arriving at Bibendum, years later, I was overjoyed to discover that Simon Hopkinson had an ace almond tart as a permanent fixture on the menu. Both asparagus and salsify, cooked and served stacked like a small bonfire, are excellent as a bite with drinks. While a few modern books can be seen, his shelves are packed with classics from Julia Child, Arabella Boxer, Jane Grigson, Elizabeth David and Madhur Jaffrey.The late Joyce Molyneux worked with Perry-Smith until he retired when she continued his tradition of fine European cooking when, in partnership with Tom Jaine – Perry-Smith’s step-son – they opened the Carved Angel in Dartmouth.

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THE BETTER THE CHICKEN THE BETTER THE PIE – so seeking out a dry-plucked chicken from a good supplier is worth the effort. Any leftover pastry can be sliced thinly, laid on a baking sheet and baked in a low oven until crisp and lightly coloured, making rather wonderful biscuits. I like the small new season’s tender beetroots both steamed and baked in foil, or, if there is time to soak, in a diable.My parents were on holiday in Canberra at that time and saw Hawke and Murdoch walking together at parliament house on a Sunday when few were around.

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Hearst UK is the trading name of the National Magazine Company Ltd, 30 Panton Street, Leicester Square, London, SW1Y 4AJ.Given Scottish chef Jeremy Lee's culinary career - Simon Hopkinson and the recently departed Alistair Little both appear on his CV - and his obvious mastery of prose it’s a wonder why it has taken him so long to pen his first book. In many ways, this book felts like an old book, harking back to and reminiscent of the books of Julia Child, Jane Grigson, and Elizabeth David. As he describes the recipes in Cooking himself, this is "home cooking rediscovered after a lifetime spent in professional kitchens. My parents liked to read, cook and eat, quite liked their brood and made efforts to have us all at the table every day. Preheat the oven to 180°C and place a tray beneath the rack on which the tart will be cooked to catch any dripping butter.

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We sit down for breakfast and I comment on the tall mason jar of marmalade; I aspire to making gluts of preserve like this, I say, but it never happens. It is worth pausing to consider whether reading a recipe alongside a glorious colour photograph depicting the dish might diminish the imagination slightly? During his 17-year sales career, Jeremy was recognized by the Direct Selling Association as the 45th highest earning producer, out of more than 100 million salespeople - selling anything, worldwide!Marcella Hazan lit up both sides of the Atlantic with her Classic Italian cookbooks and blew every cliché of Italian cooking to smithereens. I was so rubbish that they put me in the kitchen, which shows something of the esteem in which chefs were held at the time.